SciFİnow by Baris Yasar

We’re in the thick of Disney ‘live-action’ reboots but this is the one to get excited about.

Alexandre Aja and Kaya Scodelario take us inside their white-knuckle creature horror with teeth.

The Boys, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Aniara, Preacher

We talk to the fi lmmaker about ten years of Moon and what he’s got in store for us in future.

The new documentary that uncovers how a SF masterpiece was born.

Paying tribute to DC’s trailblazing, Hellblazing imprint.

From Hoggle to the Fraggle Rock gang via The Witches, here are our favourite Henson creations.

We talk to the fi lmmaker about ten years of Moon and what he’s got in store for us in future.

We talk to showrunner Jami O’Brien about turning Joe Hill’s wickedly dark fantasy novel into one of the must-see TV hits of 2019.

LaValle isn’t the only literary admirer with whom Lovecraft’s been blessed. Another fan, and frequent corresponden

“Bloch eventually moved beyond Lovecraft to write works like Psycho in which the supernatural elements are sublimated into

I didn’t try to rewrite his New England stories. I don’t know a damn thing about Providence, or those small seaside towns,

“Bloch eventually moved beyond Lovecraft to write works like Psycho in which the supernatural elements are sublimated

Lovecraft’s since childhood, highlights the subtle changes Derleth made to Lovecraft’s invented mythology.

Daniel José Older, it was announced that the World Fantasy Award statuette would no longer be modelled in Lovecraft’s likeness. The controversy surrounding the extent of his racist beliefs

Verhoeven’s Hollow Man has never been revered beyond its then-stateof-the-art effects, and those pondering the wisdom

Donald Wandrei, in 1939 in order to publish Lovecraft’s stories. Derleth began to refer to the strange universe created by Lovecraft as the ‘Cthulhu Mythos’, named

W Scott Poole assessed Lovecraft’s life and work in his 2016 biography, In The Mountains Of Madness: The Life And Extraordinary

However, there are still plenty of old tricks that only get better the deeper into the series we get. The possiblymantic tension between Hopper and Joyce is even more delicious, the monsters are bigger, better and grosser, and the friendship between The possiblymantic tension between Hopper and Joyce is even more delicious, the monsters are bigger, better and grosser, and the friendship between The possiblymantic tension between is even more.

JOKER Even among his most diehard acolytes, Paul Verhoevenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hollow Man has never been revered beyond its then-stateof-the-art effects, and those pondering the wisdom of picking up this special edition (which includes the 2006 DTV sequel) would be wise to proceed with caution. Hawkins, Indiana, in the third season of Eighties-inspired sci-fi mystery series Stranger Things . Will Byers may be back from both the Upside-Down and the clutches of the Mind Flayer, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something even more sinister lurking in the shadows of the once-sleepy town. Everything is bright, shiny and covered in sweat as the show enters the summer of 1985 and Hawkins gets a brand-new mall; the new hot spot for teens all over town. Those teens include the ST gang, the former bike-riding kids we know and love, and with the shift in age comes an entertaining shift in priorities (mainly kissing girls). Hawkins, Indiana, in the third season of Eighties-inspired sci-fi mystery series Stranger Things . Will Byers may be back from both the Upside-Down and the clutches of the Mind Flayer, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something even more sinister lurking in the shadows of the

Hound is a close second. What can I say? Show me a morally questionable, foulmouthed anti-hero lugging a sword around, and I will show you a book thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tattered and torn from dozens of re-reads. (I should mention that the main character book.

There are a lot of awesome aspects to Best Served Cold. The brutal opening. The riproaring revenge adventure.

Abercrombieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name was on most of these lists, so I gave him a shot, and it changed my life. But before I get into why I enjoyed his writing so much, I should back up a little and give some context. Up until that point, I actually hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read a huge amount of fantasy aside from George RR Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic. Sure, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d read Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit as a kid, but then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d taken a hard left turn into literary fiction during high school and college (we English majors love our internal and existential

murderous hearts.) After reading the first pages of Logenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ill-fated separation with his favourite cooking pot, I went on a bender of all-thingsAbercrombie, and got to meet Gloka, Bayaz (you bastard), Ferro, Dogman, Black Dow, Whirrun of Bligh, Wonderful, Nicomo, and all the other brilliant people of Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worlds. Speaking of cool names, I saw in the description of A Little Hatred that one dude is called Stour Nightfall, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just like: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thanks for continuing to lift the

Quinn (Michael Malarkey), who takes his loyalty to his bosses more seriously than the idea that anything could really be out there. But as they look into everything from The Flatwoods Monster to The Lubbock Lights, the duo begins to suspect that there is something bigger going on than spy planes and swamp gas. The presence of Robert Zemeckis as producer is a nice stamp of quality, but the whole creative team deserves credit for finding the fear and paranoia

But as they look into everything from The Flatwoods Monster to The Lubbock Lights, the duo begins to suspect that there is something bigger going on than spy planes and swamp gas. The presence of Robert Zemeckis as producer is a nice stamp of quality, but the whole creative team deserves credit for finding the fear and paranoia thing bigger going on than spy planes and swamp gas. The presence of Robert Zemeckis as producer is a nice stamp of quality, but

to dazzle in its sheer complexity but this season is full of reminders of just how good this cast is. Because as much as this season is about racing to stop the apocalypse, it’s also about consequences. We see the ripples of each choice spanning over decades. We see reconciliation and betrayal, people are saved and people are lost. The reason why Dark has the impact it does is because it makes sure that its mind-bending twists have an emotional .

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Y , was this always a driving factor in coming up with this book? It was. I believe stories are some of the most powerful agents of change that we have. When a story is told, the person taking it in, on some level, experiences it as if it’s real. They exist, for a while, in the context of the other and, for social beings, the ability to understand the other is not a good thing, it’s a necessary thing. So, stories told from the perspective of the majority, any majority, have value. They set the tone and default by which the rest of us come to understand the society in which we live. However, those stories cannot

itself. I try getting them to a point where nothing trips me up when I read them out loud. If I can do that, my hope is that the reader will be able to move as seamlessly from action beat to action beat, racing across the page at the same pace as the fight itself. Was the idea of perpetuated cycles of violence something you were particularly eager to explore? You’re exactly right. I’m interested in exploring cycles of violence, how they work, and why it’s so difficult to break free of themfrom action beat to action beat, racing across the page at the same

you particularly enjoy writing? I find them to be thrilling pains in the ass. I have to sink myself into the moment and let it take over when I write them. Basically, fight scenes are the most important element that I do not pre-plan. I let them flow as best I’m able and I’m always searching for ways to make the words on the page move and connect viscerally. That’s why they’re a pain. It’s hard to write them, as I’d like to, when I’m not in the mood to feel that energy. I read every fight scene out loud you particularly enjoy writing? I find them to be thrilling pains in the ass. I have to sink myself into the moment and let it take over when I write them. Basically, fight scenes are the most important element that I do not pre-plan. I let them flow as best I’m able and I’m always searching for ways to make the words on the page move and connect viscerally.

So, stories told from the perspective of the majority, any majority, have value. They set the tone and default by which the rest of us come to understand the society in which we live. However, those stories cannot be the only ones told. If they are, we lose all the nuance that makes us unique and individual. We lose the ability to see life from enough angles to properly understand it and to better value our shared

However, those stories cannot be the only ones told. If they are, we lose all the nuance that makes us unique and individual. We lose the ability to see life from enough angles to properly underHowever, those stories cannot be the only ones told. If they are, we lose all the nuance that makes us unique and individual. We lose the ability to see life from enough angles to properly under THE FLOW.

You’ve already encountered HP Lovecraft, one way or another. Sinister rites in sleepy towns, cursed bloodlines, and all-powerful aliens: the imagery he conjured lurks beneath the pixelated surfaces of some of your favourite videogame worlds and haunts the frames of many a big-screen frightfest. This isolated man, whose writing was barely known in his lifetime and who died in poverty aged just 46, left a legacy that continues to inform modern horror. That is not dead which can eternal lie/And with strange aeons even death may die… Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft developed a fascination with astronomy and classical mythology at an early age, eagerly absorbing Gothic horror stories told by his grandfather during a childhood marred by severe bouts of ill health and by his father’s early death. His writing career began in earnest after his mother’s confi nement in the same mental hospital in which his father’s life had ended, an event that provided yet another of the disruptions that appear to have left him in a state of permanent psychological fragility. Most of his life was spent in Providence, apart from a brief and unhappy period in Brooklyn, New York during the Twenties. His marriage to fellow writer Sonia Greene did not survive their frequent separations, as she travelled for work following the

fascination with the end of human experience: what’s been called ‘apocalypse culture’.” How did Lovecraft achieve this level of posthumous fame? “I think that his reputation as an important writer owes much to having an utterly devoted fan base, many of whom passed from being simply fans to scholars of his work. There’s a large body of criticism on Lovecraft that’s really extraordinary given that he never published his works outside of pulp magazines in his lifetime, primarily in the now-famous Weird Tales , begun in 1923 and having one of the smallest circulations of any of the pulps.” Poole points out a complicating detail in Lovecraft’s ongoing pop-cultural presence. “I think it’s important to add here that the idea of fascination with the end of human experience: what’s been called ‘apocalypse culture’.” How did Lovecraft achieve this level of posthumous fame? “I think that his reputation as an important writer owes

1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft developed a fascination with astronomy and classical mythology at an early age, eagerly absorbing Gothic horror stories told by his grandfather during a childhood marred by severe bouts of ill health and by his father’s early death. His writing career began in earnest after his mother’s .confi nement in the same

Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft developed a fascination with astronomy and classical mythology at an early age, eagerly absorbing Gothic horror stories told by his grandfather during a childhood marred by severe bouts of ill health and by his father’s early death. His writing career began in earnest after his mother’s confi nement in the same mental hospital in which his father’s life had ended, an event that provided yet another of the disruptions that appear to have left him in a state of permanent psychological fragility. Most of his life was spent in Providence, apart from a brief and unhappy period in Brooklyn, New York during the Twenties. His marriage to fellow writer Sonia Greene did not survive Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft developed a fascination with astronomy and classical mythology at an early age, eagerly absorbing Gothic horror stories told by his grandfather during a childhood marred by severe bouts of ill health and by his father’s early death. His writing career began in earnest after his mother’s confi nement in the same mental hospital in which his father’s life had ended, an event

Lovecraft developed a fascination with astronomy and classical mythology at an early age, eagerly absorbing Gothic horror stories told by his grandfather during a childhood marred by severe bouts of ill health and by his father’s early death. His writing career began in earnest after his mother’s confi nement in the same mental hospital in which his father’s life had ended, an event that provided yet another of the disruptions that appear to have left him in a state of permanent psychological fragility. Most of his life was spent in Providence, apart from a brief and unhappy period in Brooklyn, New York during the Twenties. His

writing career began in earnest after his mother’s confi nement in the same mental hospital in which his father’s life had ended, an event that provided yet another of the disruptions that appear to have left him in a state of permanent psychological fragility. Most of his life was spent in Providence, apart from a brief and unhappy period in Brooklyn, New York during the Twenties. His marriage to fellow writer Sonia Greene did not survive Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890, Howard Phillips Lovecraft developed a fascination with astronomy.

And then there’s the fi lm itself. One of the most wonderful things about Don’t Look Now is that it

David Harbour brings wide-eyed chaotic energy to Hellboy, which is interesting to watch, if not always really welcome. Unlike Doug Jones’ Abe Sapien and Selma Blair’s Liz Sherman though, Sasha Lane’s Alice and Daniel Dae Kim’s Daimio are defi ned by their superhuman abilities, making the whole trio lack any kind of chemistry and likeability. iDavid Harbour brings wide-eyed chaotic energy to Hellboy, which is interesting to watch, if not always really welcome. Unlike Doug Jones’ Abe Sapien and Selma Blair’s Liz Sherman though, Sasha Lane’s Alice and Daniel Dae Kim’s Daimio are defi ned by their superhuman abilities, making the whole trio lack any kind of chemistry and likeability. Only Milla Jovovich truly brings it as the Blood Queen, infusing her baddie with campy

wise to proceed with caution. There’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely courtesy of Kevin Bacon embracing the hammy possibilities, but it doesn’t feel like Verhoeven is doing anything with his premise beyond trying out some new toys. That unpleasant sleaziness is still an issue, too, and as a string of unlikeable scientists are murdered in a basement facility, you can’t shake the feeling that this should be more fun. The unconnected sequel, in which Peter Facinelli and Laura Regan run from invisible soldier Christian Slater, isn’t a disaster but it’s not particularly interesting either. However, fans are in for a ton of extras (including an interview wise to proceed with caution. There’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely courtesy of Kevin Bacon embracing the hammy possibili-

Hughie (Jack Quaid) is devastated when his girlfriend is accidentally killed by a superhero, so when rogue blackops guy Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) offers him the chance to get revenge on corrupt superhero team The Seven, Hughie finds himself on a path of danger and blood. In the meantime, Starlight (Erin Moriarty) joins The Seven and finds her idealistic dreams of saving people as a superhero are a joke. The Boys takes its name from Butcher’s anti-supes team, who are gradually assembled across the Hughie (Jack Quaid) is devastated when his girlfriend is accidentally killed by a

n The Boys . This is the power fantasy taken to its bleak, big-business end, where superheroes are more interested in PR cash-ins and illicit sex clubs than in saving people, and you can’t help but titter in shock at the show’s insane excesses. That said, the show wisely reins in some of the elements of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic book series. Sexual assault still features but isn’t played for here’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely courtesy of Kevin Bacon embracing the hammy possibilities, but it doesn’t feel like Verhoeven is doing anything with his premise beyond trying out some new toys. That unpleasant sleaziness is still an issue, too, and as a string of unlikeable scientists are murdered in a basement facility, you can’t shake the feeling that this should be more fun. The unconnected sequel, in which Peter Facinelli and Laura Regan run from invisible soldier Christian Slater, isn’t a disaster but it’s not particularly interesting either. However, fans are in for a ton of extras (including an interview wise to proceed with caution. There’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely here’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely courtesy of Kevin Bacon embracing the hammy possibilities, but it doesn’t feel like Verhoeven is doing anything with his premise beyond trying out some new toys. That unpleasant sleaziness is still an issue, too, and as a string of unlikeable scientists are murdered in a basement facility, you can’t shake the feeling that this should be more fun. The unconnected sequel, in which Peter Facinelli and Laura Regan run from invisible soldier Christian Slater, isn’t a disaster but it’s not particularly interesting either. However, fans are in for a ton of extras (including an interview wise to proceed with caution. There’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely here’s some fun to be had in the fi rst fi lm, largely courtesy of Kevin Bacon

However, there are still plenty of old tricks that only get better the deeper into the series we get. The possibly-romantic tension between Hopper and Joyce is even more delicious, the monsters are bigger, better and grosser, and the friendship between Steve and Dustin, which ended up being one of the best surprises of Season Two, is still on the up, with Joe Keery and Gaten Matarazzo lighting up every scene they are in. The series occasionally suffers from pacing problems, with a little bit of plot taking a few episodes to happen, and a lot of the plot happening in the space of a day. But it’s still great at filling the scenes that lack story with heart and humour, both of which the cast has by the dozen. One of Stranger Things’ best qualities is its characters, and with each passing season finale it gets harder to say goodbye. However, there are still plenty of old tricks that only get better the deeper into the series we get. The possibly-romantic tension between Hopper and Joyce is even more delicious, the monsters are bigger, better and grosser, and the friendship between Steve and Dustin, which ended up being one of the best surprises of Season Two, is still on the up, with Joe Keery and Gaten Matarazzo lighting up every scene they are in. The series occasionally suffers from pacing problems, with a little bit of plot taking a

Having impressed with The Pact and At The Devil’s Door , director Nicholas McCarthy goes the old bad seed route with his latest horror, but the result suffers from a disappointing lack of trust in audience. The best of the selection is the Hungarian story ‘Cobblers’ Lot’, directed by Peter Strickland ( In Fabric ). It is a tale of fraternal shoemakers vying jealously for the hand of the king’s daughter (Fatma Mohamed), all told through a mix of baroque, exquisitely fetishistic imagery and wry intertitles. As with all omnibus ﬁ lms, the biggest ﬂ aw of is also its chief appeal. For in showcasing so many

The Field Guide To Evil opens with the text of a rhyme about the power of dream-like, fi ctive tales to tell truths. It is programmatic for this anthology of short fi lms, each of which takes a different folk tale as its starting point, and weaves from it an allegory, however distorted, of the human condition. This is ‘folk horror’ par excellence, hopping the globe in search of the collective origins of our errant unconscious. The result is a trans-national, multi-generic, ambisexual compendium of psychological fl otsam and jetsam, latent and unresolved yet all somehow vaguely familiar, like a deep-buried memory. Each short is introduced by a title card that summarises the relevant piece of folklore, although these

One of the things about Hereditary that made it such a sensation was how unpredictable it was. Ari Aster’s debut feature was compared to several horror classics, chief among them The Exorcist , but he was also clearly following his own rules, his glacial mastery making the overall experience much more terrifying than any of the film’s individual moments alone. In Midsommar , Aster plays a completely different game. The film opens on Dani (the excellent Florence Pugh) as she experiences a traumatic family tragedy. She finds refuge in the arms of her boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) who, in those circumstances, cannot quite bring himself to break up with her. Christian then reluctantly invites Dani to join him and his small group of college friends on their trip to a commune in Sweden, where they intend to study the traditional celebrations of Midsommar. Annabelle Comes Home Did you miss her? Release Out now Director Gary Dauberman Cast Mckenna Grace, Madison Iseman, Katie Sarife, Vera

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet Perry Blackshearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gripping and sensitive chiller They Look Like People is finally available after wowing at FrightFest back in 2015. After some time apart, old buddies Wyatt (MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel) reconnect in New York. Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a new outlook on life that revolves around motivation tapes and working out. Wyatt seems to be at a little more of a low ebb, having broken up with his fiancĂŠe. Christian insists that Wyatt stay with him, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not long before they fall back into their old patterns However, Wyattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s troubles are greater than Christian realises. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been hearing voices telling him that the world is coming to an end, and that he will have to fight against the threat that is already

gainst the threat that is already here. They Look Like People wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be nearly as effective if the relationship at its core wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so involving and affecting. As it is, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invested in seeing how the reconnection between Wyatt and Christian will play out even before the genre elements begin to creep in. The restraint that Blackshear shows is one of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest strengths. When it breaks from being a mumblecore-style drama and begins to send chills down your spine, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as underplayed and naturalistic as the WyattChristian relationship. The inside of Wyattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head is scary, as the whispered phone calls from an unknown intelligence become increasingly bleak, the sound of flies that signifies a nonperson becomes increasingly frequent, and he seems to

Christian will play out even before the genre elements begin to creep in. The restraint that Blackshear shows is one of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest strengths. When it breaks from being a mumblecore-style drama and begins to send chills down your spine, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as underplayed and naturalistic as the WyattChristian relationship. The inside of Wyattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head is scary, as the whispered phone calls from an unknown intelligence become increasingly bleak, the sound of flies that signifies a nonperson becomes increasing genre elements begin to creep in.

PLOT Acclaimed murder-mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey (Plummer), he of such literary hits as ‘The Menagerie Tragedy’, is turning 85. But his birthday celebrations are marred by the small fact that he’s discovered dead and bloodied in bed. Can freelance detective Benoit Blanc The trippiest show on TV returns later this year, as Britannia Season Two plunges us back into the world of Roman-occupied Britain, as General Aulus (David Morrissey) continues his battle of wills with the British people, and especially with druid leader Veran (Mackenzie Crook). The real battle, though, may be between the Romans and the sheer alien weirdness of Britain. “There are powers that are affecting the Romans in a very psychological way,” Morrissey says. “It’s a very trippy world and some people can’t handle it… there’s something in the nature of the land and it’s turning them, and I love that.” Where Season One may have looked at the original Roman invasion, Season Two focuses on occupation, as Aulus begins working with his new British ally Amena to build a Roman city on British soil. “The

While Harka is bringing new mystery and tension to the show, Claudius is bringing the mix of comedy and threat that actor Steve Pemberton is so great at. “He is both this comedic buffoon, but he’s also the most powerful man in the world, and Steve is brilliant at playing both,” Richardson says. After experimenting with the tone slightly in Season One, Richardson promises that Season Two will be full of the humour, darkness, and glorious weirdness that fans loved in Season One.” While Harka is bringing new mystery and tension to the show, Claudius is bringing the mix of comedy and threat that actor Steve Pemberton is so great at. “He is both this comedic buffoon, but he’s also the most powerful man in the world, and Steve is brilliant at playing both,” Richardson says. After experimenting with the tone slightly in Season One, Richardson promises that Season Two will be full of the humour, darkness, and glorious weirdness that fans loved in Season One.” While Harka is bringing new mystery and tension to the show, Claudius is bringing the mix of comedy and threat that actor Steve Pemberton is so great at. “He is both this comedic buffoon, but he’s also the most powerful man in the world, and Steve is brilliant at playing both,” Richardson says. After experimenting with the tone slightly in Season One, Richardson promises that Season Two

It’s an animated prequel to Gremlins, made up of ten half-hour episodes. Set in Twenties Shanghai, it reveals how ten-year-old Sam Wing (you know him as shop owner Mr Wing from the original film) met a young Mogwai called Gizmo and a teenaged street thief called Elle. Together, the three set off on a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside to return Gizmo to his family, battling monsters from Chinese folklore and escaping the clutches of a power-hungry industrialist and his army of evil Gremlins. It’s all your childhood horror dreams come true.

Jodhi May and Fortitude’s Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Queen Calanthe and her husband Eist, head of the court at Cintra, and Star Wars: Rebels’ Lars Mikkelsen as the wizard Stregobor. It should absolutely be noted that the show will be taking Sapkowski’s series of books as their source material rather than the videogames, and it’s certainly encouraging that the author (who famously regrets letting the game rights go for a meagre sum back in the day) is on board as a creative consultant. That was confirmed by showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, a veteran of The West Wing and Parenthood as well as more recent genre hits like Daredevil and The Umbrella Academy , and who has been a wonderfully open figure on Twitter in the face of a legion of die-hard fans, each of whom have a very specific idea of what the show should look like. What’s clear is that Netflix is investing a lot in this series, from landing Superman to play the lead to choosing to go with a TV series rather than a movie (as was reportedly originally planned). We’re reserving judgement until we get a better look, of course, but this is definitely a story that not only needs room to breathe but requires the kind of massive investment that Netflix seems willing to provide. If you’re going to finally bring The Witcher to the screen, you’d better do it right. Now, when can we see Roach? And is Roach carrying Geralt’s second sword? And… Jodhi May and Fortitude’s Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Queen Calanthe and her husband Eist, head of the court at Cintra, and Star Wars: Rebels’ Lars Mikkelsen as the wizard Stregobor. It should absolutely be noted that the show will be taking Sapkowski’s series of books as their source material rather than the videogames, and it’s certainly encouraging that the author (who famously regrets letting the game rights go for a meagre sum back in the day) is on board as a creative consultant. That was confirmed by showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, a veteran of The West Wing and Parenthood as well as more recent genre hits like Daredevil and The Umbrella Academy , and who has been a wonderfully open figure on Twitter in the face of a legion of die-hard fans, each of whom have a very specific idea of what the show should look like. What’s clear is that Netflix is investing a lot in this series, from landing Superman to play the lead to choosing to go with a

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Damon Lindelof is certainly aware of the fans’ delicate feelings on the subject, writing a five-page Instagram post in May last year in which he detailed his history with the comic, his declaration that this would be a remix that would “sample” some of “the bass lines in those familiar tracks,” and that it would “resonate with the frequency of Trump and May and Putin and the horse that he rides around on, shirtless.” The writer may have a track record of making incredibly divisive movies and TV shows, but given that his last big project was The Leftovers , it’s probably wise to cut him some slack. Speaking of The Leftovers , most of the publicity for the show so far has focused on Regina King, fresh off her Oscar win and starring as costumed hero Angela Abar. We can expect almost entirely new characters (although Tim Blake Nelson’s unnerving Looking Glass has more than a touch of Rorschach about him) and the only confirmed canon figure so far is Ozymandias, played by Jeremy Irons. It seems his great plan to secure world peace wasn’t especially lasting, as the doomsday clock is ticking once again. There’s a cabal of sinister masked vigilantes taking their inspiration from the late Walter Kovacs and looking awfully Alt-Right, while the police (led by Don Johnson’s Chief Judd Crawford) now wear maskseuismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci

TV prequel series to the Batman comics, Pennyworth is set to give us a bigger and better look at the Wayne family’s legendary butler Alfred Pennyworth. In his younger years, the charming Londoner proved himself to be a skilled and calculated killer in the SAS. Our story starts when he returns home from the army with a thirst for excitement that he can’t seem to quench. ¸ TV prequel series to the Batman comics, Pennyworth is set to give us a bigger and better look at the Wayne family’s legendary butler Alfred Pennyworth. In his younger years, the charming Londoner proved himself to be a skilled and calculated killer in the SAS. Our story starts when he returns home from the army with a thirst for excitement that he can’t seem to quench. ¸ TV prequel series to the Batman comics, Pennyworth is set to give us a bigger and better look at the Wayne family’s legendary butler Alfred

Shit is going down. When you already did the apocalypse in Season Five, you really have to pull out all the stops when it comes to storyboarding your final season ten years later. Supernatural seems to know that, judging by the fact that it set up something truly catastrophic with its Season 14 finale (warning: spoilers for said episode ahead). The episode left us seeing souls rising from hell, with flashes of past monsters returning to wreak havoc. All the spirits, creatures and demons the Winchesters thought they had banished – the Woman in White, the Killer Clown, Bloody Mary – are back, bringing the brothers full circle. Welcome to the end. So now, with the dawn of Season 15, Sam and Dean are Shit is going down..

How would you describe Little Women to someone who has just arrived from another planet? Assume you don’t have to explain what sisters are or what family is, but that they don’t know anything else. Emma Watson (Meg March): hello, galactic traveller! welcome to earth’s Visitors’ centre. see all this mystery, confusion, pain and possibility in front of you on this new planet? isn’t it equally overwhelming and exciting? well, that’s what we humans call adolescence, and, here, take this map, it’s called Little Women, and it’ll guide you through a few possible How would you describe Little Women to someone who has just arrived from another planet? Assume you don’t have to explain what sisters are or what family is, but that they don’t know anything else. Emma Watson (Meg March): hello, galactic traveller! welcome to earth’s Visitors’ centre. see all this mystery, confusion, pain and possibility in front of you on this new planet? isn’t it equally overwhelming and exciting? well, that’s what we humans call adolescence, and, here, take this map, it’s called Little Women, and it’ll guide you through a few possible How would you describe Little Women to someone who has just arrived from another planet? Assume you don’t have to explain what sisters are or what family is, but that they don’t know anything else. Emma Watson

Eliza Scanlen (Beth March): Following a sisterhood of four Homo sapiens amidst a terrible war between terrestrials, Little Women proves with a pen (‘pen’/pen: an instrument containing pigment) and some bark from a tree that you can change the world. Saoirse Ronan (Jo March): greta, i think you put it perfectly when you wrote in the script — the very first page — that this was a story about a hidden world belonging to our four girls and their mother. a whole entire world that existed while the war happened outside. Which of the March sisters would be Eliza Scanlen (Beth March): Following a sisterhood of four Homo sapiens amidst a terrible war between terrestrials, Little Women proves with a pen (‘pen’/pen: an instrument containing pigment) and some bark

“I’m not putting make-up on Norton. That’s somebody else’s department. Blood is my department. If you’re going to show somebody in their post-mauling moment you have to commit to how much blood’s on them. And I normally take the paintbrush for that, because a lot of make-up artists are just too timid. They put a little dot and then they look at you and then they put another dot on and you’re like, ‘No. He should be covered in it.’ It’s not that I enjoy doing that, but I feel like it just moves it along if the director takes responsibility and goes, ‘Hey, here’s how

line, organising and participating in direct action. Her core is made of “a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws”, which Martin Luther King Jr defined as civil disobedience. There’s an anarchist sparkle to Jo — I see her getting arrested for writing on how the personal is political, like Emma Goldman disseminating illegal, but crucial, information on birth control in 1916. Emma Goldman, like Louisa May Alcott, was inspired by Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, and thought of them as among America’s first philosophical anarchists. So, anarchism is definitely in the soil Jo sprouted from! Pugh: Most definitely Amy. Amy would commit a crime knowingly, however Beth might commit a crime accidentally. For example, Beth might leave the post office with a stamp in her hand and only notice when she got home. Amy would dabble in forgery: she would probably even claim that her artistic skills were finally getting used! Scanlen: Amy is so eager to impress that eventually she’d get wrapped up in some petty crime! If the March sisters lived in the 21st century, I can imagine Amy getting caught with a fake ID entering one of those swanky bars that call bartending “mixology”. Arriving at the door she performs her script. She’s

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His thought was that, rather than just continuing the journey of this family battling those monsters, he would open up the world — a seed sewn by the presence of other humans in the first film. It won’t just be a case of the main villain repeating, à la standard His thought was that, rather than just continuing the journey of this family battling those monsters, he would open up the world a seed sewn by the presence of other humans in the first film.

Pygmalion shit going on in this movie,” says Vaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about life, and along the way a lot of shit happens.” Vaughn’s movie will also fill in the blanks about the Kingsman organisation and its origins. We may even get an answer to a question that’s been plaguing us since the first movie. Why “Oxfords, not brogues”? Judging by the name of Fiennes’ character, we might be about to With Jane Goldman off on Game Of Thrones prequel duty, Vaughn has teamed up with a new co-writer, Karl Gajdusek, to craft a plot that includes real-life events (World War I features heavily) and very Vaughn takes on historical figures like seemingly indestructible mad monk Rasputin (Rhys Ifans). “My version of Rasputin is definitely not gonna be forgotten,” the director cautions. Where the first two Kingsman flicks have been explorations of the surrogate father-son dynamic between Colin Firth’s Harry Hart and Taron Egerton’s Eggsy (who will return in Kingsman 3, set to shoot next year), here that’s a little more literal. The dapper English gent is Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), who teams up with his son Conrad (Harris Dickinson) in order to fight for king, country, and perhaps the world. “We haven’t got that Pygmalion shit going on in this movie,” says Vaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about life, and along the way a lot of shit happens.” Vaughn’s movie will also fill in the blanks about the Kingsman organisation and its origins. We may even get an answer to a question that’s been plaguing us since the first movie. Why “Oxfords, not brogues”? Judging by the name of Fiennes’ character, we might be about toVaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about life, and along the way a lot of shit happens.” Vaughn’s movie will also fill in the blanks about the Kingsman organisation and its origins. We may even get an answer to a question that’s been plaguing us since the first movie. Why “Oxfords, not brogues”? Judging by the name of Fiennes’ character, we might be about toVaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about life, and along the way a lot of shit happens.” Vaughn’s movie will also fill in the blanks about the Kingsman organisation and its origins. We may even get an answer to a question that’s been plaguing us since the first movie. Why “Oxfords, not brogues”? Judging by the name of Fiennes’ character, we might be about toVaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about

WHEN EMPIRE SPOKE to A Quiet Place writer-director-star and monsterwrangler John Krasinski for our spoiler special podcast last April, he ruminated on the unseen scale of the world he’d created. Although he didn’t direct the film with sequels in mind, such narrative potential excited him. “What I did love is that other people have to deal with this,” he said of the monster problem. If the Abbott family were “living through it poorly”, he thought, “are other people living through it well? Is there some other way to survive? It’s interesting.” Universe-expansion, you say? Indeed, we joked that a sequel could take place on a submarine. “‘Run WHEN EMPIRE SPOKE to A Quiet Place writer-director-star and monsterwrangler John Krasinski for our spoiler special podcast last April, he ruminated on the unseen scale of the world he’d created. Although he didn’t direct the film with

concerned that a follow-up might become “an action movie where 400 people have machine guns” in someone else’s hands. Also, he had an idea. His thought was that, rather than just continuing the journey of this family battling those monsters, he would open up the world — a seed sewn by the presence of other humans in the first film. It won’t just be a case of the main villain repeating, à la standard horror sequels. Instead, we’ll get to see how society at large has been reshaped by the threat. Towards the end of A Quiet Place, we see distant fires being lit by off- screen characters. Whilst making the film, Krasinski mused on who might be lighting those fires. “How did those people survive?” he thought. “How concerned that a follow-up might become “an action movie where 400 people have machine guns” in someone else’s hands. Also, he had an idea. His thought was that, rather than just continuing the journey of this family battling those

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West Side Story opens with a street ballet that sets up the New York milieu and the tension between the ruling gangs, the Jets (Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans). When it erupts into a full-blown turf war as both gangs chase and ambush each other, it’s an almost wordless set-piece that presents Spielberg with an opportunity for the kind of virtuoso filmmaking that is his forte. Think the Cairo basket chase from Raiders but West Side Story opens with a street ballet that sets up the New York milieu and the tension between the ruling gangs, the Jets (Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Ricans). When it erupts into a full-blown turf war as both gangs chase and ambush each other, it’s an almost wordless set-piece that presents Spielberg with an opportunity for the kind of virtuoso filmmaking that is his forte. Think the Cairo basket chase from Raiders but West Side Story opens with a street ballet that sets up the New York milieu and the tension between the ruling gangs, the Jets (Americans) and

GOD’S OWN COUNTRY was one of Empire’s favouritefilms of 2017. Francis Lee’s debut feature contrasted intense soul-searching with immense beauty, presenting an authentic character study with huge emotional power — touching the hearts of many, it was a film for the ages. Needless to say, his second feature, another study of a same-sex romance, is much-awaited. Just as the action in God’s Own Country revolved around a Yorkshire sheep farm, Ammonite zeroes in on a specific locale. Once more written and directed by Lee,itis an 1840s-set English romance based in the world of fossilhunting. Filmed on the ever-picturesque Jurassic Coast,it introduces us to real-life rock-botherer Mary Anning (Kate Winslet). With her glory days in the past and her fortunes on the slide, she agrees to look after the younger

THE HYPER-COLOURED, neon-soaked posters for Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 made a bold statement in more ways than just the visual: they’re a declaration that this is a new era for Gal Gadot’s Diana. Unlike Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice, she’s out in daylight and openly fighting for justice. Unlike her first stand-alone film, she’s a fully-formed woman at home in a man’s world. And unlike Justice League, she shouldn’t be hamstrung by a hastily rewritten plot. But while the signs point to a more colourful, confident outing, don’t expect this Wonder Woman film to be all sweetness and light. Barring flashbacks, Diana’s home of Themyscira remains (presumably) closed to her. Sixty-six years since the end of World War I, her old comrades are dead and her Justice League fellows are still children. This Diana faces the world entirely isolated and alone. Except, of course, for the biggest mystery of this film: Chris Pine is apparently back as Steve Trevor. In a shell suit. Is he a figment of her imagination? A clone or improbably similar-looking grand-nephew? Have the gods taken a hand in Diana’s life and resurrected him? If the Batman v Superman canon counts anymore (and that is a big if), then this film will end with the pair parted once more. But maybe there is some path to happiness for them. If Steve Rogers got back to Peggy Carter, who’s gonna stop Diana Prince?

Well, possibly Kristen Wiig’s Barbara Ann Minerva. In the comics, she’s an archaeologist who gained powers from an African cat goddess and became the supervillain Cheetah. Here, all we know is that she seems to be working alongside Diana at the Smithsonian in

oman film to be all sweetness and light. Barring flashbacks, Diana’s home of Themyscira remains (presumably) closed to her. Sixty-six years since the end of World War I, her old comrades are dead and her Justice League fellows are still children. This Diana faces the world entirely isolated and alone.

Well, possibly Kristen Wiigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbara Ann Minerva. In the comics, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an archaeologist who gained powers from an African cat goddess and became the supervillain Cheetah. Here, all we know is that she seems to be working alongside Diana at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. before she â&#x20AC;&#x201D; presumably â&#x20AC;&#x201D; gets murder-y. And there might be a secondary problem: we know that Pedro Pascal has a role in the film as a businessman type in a flashy suit. Internet speculation has it that he could be the comicsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Maxwell Lord, a villain eventually killed outright by Diana in a desperate effort to finally stop his scheming. If Pascal is Lord, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a real chance he might drive Diana to cold-blooded murder. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to face, even for a heroine as determinedly optimistic as Diana. For all the bright colours surrounding her and for all the lightness of her soul, Wonder Woman 1984 could see Diana face her darkest challenge yet. Well, possibly Kristen Wiigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Barbara Ann Minerva. In the comics, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an archaeologist who gained powers from an African cat goddess and became the supervillain Cheetah. Here, all we know is that she seems to be working alongside Diana at the Smithsonian in Washing-

Plans for Ivan Reitman to shoot Ghostbusters 3 in New York are scrapped when Harold Ramis dies. Instead, a femaleensemble reboot is greenlit. Murray, Aykroyd and Hudson all cameo in the 2016 film, but not as their beloved characters. Plans for Ivan Reitman to shoot Ghostbusters 3 in New York are scrapped when Harold Ramis dies. Instead, a femaleensemble reboot is

New York are scrapped when Harold Ramis dies. Instead, a femaleensemble reboot is greenlit. Murray, Aykroyd and Hudson all cameo in the 2016 film, but not as their beloved characters. Plans for Ivan Reitman to shoot Ghostbusters 3 in New York are scrapped when Harold Ramis dies. Instead, a femaleensemble reboot is greenlit. Murray,

CarrollShelby(Damon)arethecreatives, pouringtheirheartsandsoulsintoanexpe nsive endeavour that might well crash and burn (much like, say, a superhero movie about a knife-knuckled mutant). The unctuous, well the lightly sombre notes of Randy Newman’s chamber orchestra score — which beautifully, delicately sketches the tone ofthe entire film — suggests that all may not beaswell as their words would suggest. then the firstgut punch of many: Charlie, a playwright and actor-wife Nicole are in therapy, workingout how to split with kindness by returning tothe roots of their romance. the tenth feature from writer-directorNoah Baumbach is, he’s admitted, his most personal, inspired at least in part by his divorce from Jennifer Jason leigh in 2010. With sucha history, you’d be forgiven for fearing a biased telling of love gone wrong. But in Baumbach’s hands, this unflinchingly granular story of exactly what happens when a marriage ends manages to treat both its parties with

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Their foe is a ‘Rev-9’ model, a sort of 2-for-1 Terminator with the metal skeleton of the original and the oozing liquid menace of the T-1000. Unlike similar previous incarnations, however, he’s capable of functioning in both forms at once. His opening assault is astonishingly tense, brilliantly communicating the impossibility of escaping these creatures. There are callbacks, both subtle and very much not, to the earlier films through the film’s thrilling chases, and even the structure of the (impressive) action faintly echoes T2. But these are amped up to include C-5 cargo planes and a pleasingly destructive visit to one of the Us’ border detention camps, and augmented by VFX that are generally so impressive that you can forgive a few poor moments. Grace, Dani and sarah share a level of physical and mental toughness but are all damaged: emotionally scarred by their contact with the future and desperate for an escape that may not exist. That desperation makes this closer in tone to The Terminator than T2 for most of its running time; there’s no room Their foe is a ‘Rev-9’ model, a sort of 2-for-1 Terminator with the metal skeleton of the original and the oozing liquid menace of the T-1000. Unlike similar previous

First conceived in the late ’90s, Gemini Man took over 20 years

TOOLING UP FAIRIES It’s been long past time for inspirational American freedom fighter Harriet Tubman to get her due on the big screen, which makes it all the more disappointing that Kasi Lemmons’ biopic fails to do the iconic figure justice. Charting Tubman’s escape from slavery and subsequent transformation into a legendary conductor of the ‘Underground Railroad’, Cynthia Erivo’s soulful performance in the titular role almost makes this worth watching. But it’s nullified by an over-the-top and too frequently used Terence Blanchard odo

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LTheTerminaTorisanactionclassicandT2 one of the greatest sequels of all time, but none of the films that followed came even close to matching them. Until, perhaps, now. Dark Fate feels like a real Terminator movie at last, from the breakneck, deeply terrifying chase that opens it to its moving finale. This was never just Arnold schwarzenegger’s series; it’s Linda Hamilton that’s the key ingredient. Helpfully, this film takes true narrative risks. Mackenzie Davis’ augmented human fighter Grace comes from the future but it is, crucially, not one created by skynet. The Ai she’s fighting is called Legion; the future she belongs to is not the one of John Connor and Kyle Reese. so T2’s happy ending stands, sort of, but TheTerminaTorisanactionclassicandT2 one of the greatest sequels of all time, but none of the films that followed came even close to matching them. Until, perhaps, now. Dark Fate

T-1000. Unlike similar previous incarnations, however, he’s capable of functioning in both forms at once. His opening assault is astonishingly tense, brilliantly communicating the impossibility of escaping these creatures. There are callbacks, both subtle and very much not, to the earlier films through the film’s thrilling chases, and even the structure of the (impressive) action faintly echoes T2. But these are amped up to include C-5 cargo planes and a pleasingly destructive visit to one of the Us’ border detention camps, and augmented by VFX that are generally so impressive that you can forgive a few poor moments. Grace, Dani and sarah share a

After ﬁlms about a man who befriended bears, the earliest known cave paintings, people who work Dianne Feinstein — Jones and his small team work in a sterile, windowless white room combing through 6.3 million pages of documents to find the truth. As Burns investigates the 119 Middle Eastern detainees, the film flashes back (in jaundiced imagery) to reveal the enhanced interrogation techniques: prisoners hidden away at black sites in dungeons, getting slammed against walls, being deprived of sleep, “shortshackled” to the floor, or being water-boarded, all to the sounds of death metal. When one prisoner is water-boarded 183 times without yielding any results, Senator Feinstein asks simply: “If it works, why did they need to doit

For an hour or so, The Amazing Johnathan Documentary is a blast. It charts filmmaker Ben Berman’s attempts to make a portrait of John edward Szeles, a popular ’80s comedymagician who embarks on a farewell tour — he is still living three years on from being diagnosed with a fatal heart condition. After setting up the comic’s entertaining act and excesses (he takes coke like “vitamins”, is a crystal meth addict) Berman goes on the road, where the film takes several sharp, laugh-out-loud turns that bewilder the increasingly anxious Berman. Yet as the journey progresses, For an hour or so, The Amazing Johnathan Documentary.

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“IN TORONTO WHERE we premiered, the audience was very engaged and asked so many good questions, but after the Q&A this young girl came up to us. She had just turned 17 and said that this described her generation with the feeling that it’s all over. The generation growing up now, for them climate change is realer in a sense that hope is lost.” The sun may be shining right now but you know what’s just around the corner: the majesty of autumn TV. That’s right, it’s time to start planning your viewing schedule. Game Of Thrones may be gone but The Witcher is just around the corner. Westworld isn’t back until next year but HBO has you covered for challenging adaptations with Watchmen. There’s dark fantasy with Carnival Row and gritty reboots with Pennyworth, and a host of old favourites enter their fi nal season. So, grab a cup of tea and see which of our choices will be your new The sun may be shining right now but you know what’s just around the corner: the majesty of autumn TV. That’s right, it’s time to start planning your viewing schedule. Game Of Thrones may be gone but The Witcher is just around the corner. Westworld isn’t back until next year but HBO has you covered for challenging adaptations with Watchmen. There’s dark fantasy with Carnival Row and gritty reboots with Pennyworth, and a host of old

Are you seeking inspiration for your Christmas Day viewing? Look no further. Empire’s Chris and Helen got together to run their eye over the Christmas movies available on sky Cinema, and compile the ultimate Christmas Day viewing guide. Those arguments about what to watch after the Queen’s speech just became a thing of the past. Chris: so, Helen, as Andy Williams is always keen to remind us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas. if you’re anything like me, you’ll want nothing more than to spend your Christmas Day in front of the telly, watching a bunch of great movies. This is where sky Cinema comes in. Helen: Movies are absolutely essential on Christmas Day; the celebration doesn’t officially start until i have watched It’s A Wonderful Life (usually on Christmas eve), opened my stocking Are you seeking inspiration for your Christmas Day viewing? Look no further. Empire’s Chris and Helen got together to run their eye over the Christmas movies available on sky Cinema, and compile the ultimate Christmas Day viewing guide. Those arguments about what to watch after the Queen’s speech just became a thing of the past. Chris: so, Helen, as Andy Williams is always keen to remind us, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas. if you’re anything like me, you’ll want nothing

Previously best-known as the star of Claire Denis’ 35 Shots Of Rum, French actorturned-director Mati Diop has quietly Chris: I’m not a huge fan of either — I know, I’m a Grinch. Or a Scrooge. Or a horrible hybrid of the two. A Grooge? A Scrinch? Anyway, by my reckoning we’re now into the evening. All the presents have been unwrapped. All the food has been eaten. Well, half the food. And now it’s time to edge this up a bit. Enough of this familyfriendly nonsense. Although I am very tempted by Mary Poppins Returns, I’ve gone for ‘Tony Stark Returns’, aka Iron Man 3. Which, Helen, as you know, is a Christmas movie. With jingle bells on. Helen: You’re a heartless monster, but you’re right on Iron Man 3, of course. Though I will never get over Tony Stark entertaining the idea, for even a moment, that Pepper Potts might want a giant stuffed toy. But I’m going with Mary Poppins Returns in this spot, because the songs are pretty great and I’m going to need a dose of heartwarming before I swerve into the day’s final film. Chris: I don’t know. Tony has never been known for level-headed decisions. A giant stuffed rabbit with boobs is exactly the kind of thing Chris: I’m not a huge fan of either — I know, I’m a Grinch. Or a Scrooge. Or a horrible hybrid of the two. A Grooge? A Scrinch? Anyway, by my reckoning we’re now

Luce, Julius Onah’s third film as director, feels like one with split focus. On the one hand, it’s needling at racial prejudice and conformity to the standards of a white establishment, sexual assault, even touching on structures of support for mental health. On the other hand, it moves towards the tone of a camp revenge thriller, as the depths of the main character’s deceptions are discovered piece by piece. As Luce, Kelvin Harrison Jr puts in the film’s strongest performance, peeling back layers of performative friendliness to slowly reveal the anger underneath. It’s a shame that the film loses sight of the very topics that it brings up in service of cheap thrills, but it’s a fascinating puzzle all the same. kc Luce, Julius Onah’s third film as director, feels like one with split focus. On the one hand, it’s needling at racial prejudice and conformity to the standards of a white establishment, sexual assault, even touching on structures of support for mental health. On the other hand, it moves towards the tone of a camp revenge thriller, as the depths of the main character’s deceptions are discovered piece by piece. As Luce, Kelvin Harrison Jr puts in the film’s strongest performance, peeling back layers of performative friendliness to slowly reveal the anger underneath. It’s a shame that the film loses sight of the very topics that it brings up in service of cheap thrills, but it’s a fascinating puzzle all the same.

“I didn’t need to bring an agenda, like: ‘Oh, that mean one is going to get revenge!’” laughs Alexandre Aja. “No, they are here. There are fi ve million-plus alligators in the wild in the southern part of the US. There are attacks on people very often. It’s happening everywhere in the world, recently in Rio there was some fl ooding where the cops couldn’t go and get them, it happened also in Queensland. With more fl ooding and more storms, with global warming, nature is kind of fi ghting

the level would rise day-by-day as though it was in real time with the hurricane. We started with having tap water around our ankles, and then by the end of the shoot we were swimming through the tank. The crew couldn’t touch the ground. We had fl oorboards coming up and furniture falling apart, and we’d have the director almost drowning while trying to eat a hotdog. It was quite interesting, but also a lot of fun.” You’d have thought that Aja would have been extremely well-prepared for dealing

And if it was important for Aja to remember why he wanted to hop into a water tank for 40 days, it was even more of a challenge for Kaya Scodelario. The actor is no stranger to physically challenging shoots, but she tells us that Crawl was “really, really tough. I’ve actually done quite a lot of underwater work,” she explains. “One of my early movies was called The Truth About Emanuel and I had to learn to scuba dive for that. On Pirates we did a lot of

[ Crawl ] was sent to me and I was like ‘this is something that gives me the opportunity of crafting a real roller coaster for the audience, that’s very serious and straightforward and about survival with the very interesting element that the home invasion is not with a killer, [it’s] with a natural disaster and an animal that lives in the neighbourhood. “It’s always very important when you fall in love with a subject,” he continues. “Because when you’re in the water for 40 days with a wet

“I remember two years ago receiving that script from my co-producer on the movie and reading the logline, and the logline was so simple, so straightforward, this survival story about that young woman who had to go in, during a Category Five hurricane, and save her dad from that place full of alligators,” enthuses Aja. “That simple story, that very straightforward survival story, was an obvious choice right away. I couldn’t read the script right away but I

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SWEDISH FILMMAKERS PELLA KÅGERMAN AND HUGO LILJA TELL US WHY THEIR ADAPTATION OF A CLASSIC POEM HAS

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“Oh sure, you name it,” he laughs. “The ties to Egyptian mythology was something I was not really aware of, there’s so many things. Making a fi lm like this has to be a process of discovery and you have to kind of get into it like a newborn in a way because you have to keep the excitement about this fi lm that you’ve seen a gazillion times. “But I fully believe that when you talk about these great movies to people who obviously have a tremendous knowledge about them and a very specifi c point of view, you inevitably start seeing it in a different way and there’s no limit to that. I could talk to a million people, “Oh sure, you name it,” he laughs. “The ties to Egyptian mythology was something I was not really aware of, there’s so many

While driving one night, a woman is alarmed to find a car has been following her for some time. Not backing down, the driver flashes his high beams at her, tailgates her, and even starts ramming her car with his own. Heart pounding, she finally makes it home after giving the driver the slip, only to find that he was trying to warn her that there was a murderer hiding in the backseat. Each time the killer sat up to attack her, the other driver flashed his lights or

A DAPPER, MIDDLE-aged English gent who’s much more dangerous than he looks. A younger man, slightly rougher and readier, a diamond waiting to be polished. A London tailor’s shop that doubles as the front for an international spy organisation. And all under the auspices of Matthew Vaughn. But if The King’s Man sounds familiar, that’s pretty much where the similarities end. Firstly, this is a prequel, set 100 years before the events of the first two Kingsman movies. Secondly, although we can expect the odd raucous moment, Vaughn is turning over a new leaf with this movie. Nobody’s

bring to the characters,” Øvredal tells us. They really helped me shape the characters into who they are. They’re so natural and giving to work – they seem to have a lot of faith, sometimes I’m shocked at how much faith they have after I’ve given extremely precise direction. I think there are some definite star potential in several of these actors. To me, they’re amazing, which is something that is consistently there. [They listen to feedback] and their performances are so great. So I think the audience will see a lot from them, especially from Zoe Colletti, the lead. She’s an amazing actress, and we will see a

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat There’s a wonderful vintage documentary on Second Sight’s Asylum Blu-ray focused on the production of Amicus’ latest horror anthology. As producer Milton Subotsky explains his methods of getting films made with high quality actors on the lowest possible budgets, talent from in front and behind the camera discuss its pros and cons. That blend of thriftiness and genuinely impressive casts is possibly the most enduring part of Amicus’ legacy and it’s most evident in their love of an anthology film. made with high quality actors on the lowest possible budgets, talent from in front and behind the camera discuss its pros and cons. That blend of thriftiness and genuinely impressive casts is possibly the most enduring part of Amicus’ legacy and it’s most evident in their love of an anthology film. Asylum is comfortably the better of the two, as an idealistic young doctor arrives at an institution run by Patrick Magee and is promptly sent around the most dangerous patients to hear their stories. A tailor recounts how he was commissioned by a mysterious gentleman (Peter Cushing) to make a suit only after midnight, a young woman describes how her lover murdered his wife only to face surprising consequences, and Charlotte Rampling pops up as a girl with a wicked imaginary friend (Britt Ekland). The best of the bunch is the closer, as Herbert Lom’s mannequins

MacLeod Andrews) and Christian (Evan Dumouchel) reconnect in New York. Christian’s got a new outlook on life that revolves around motivation tapes and working out. Wyatt seems to be at a little more of a low ebb, having broken up with his fiancée. Christian insists that Wyatt stay with him, and it’s not long before they fall back into their old patterns However, Wyatt’s troubles are greater than Christian realises. He’s been hearing voices telling him that the world is coming to an end, and that he will have to fight against the threat that is already here. They Look Like People wouldn’t be nearly as effective if the relationship at its core wasn’t so involving and affecting. As it is, we’re invested in seeing how the reconnection between Wyatt and Christian will

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Hot on the heels of Arrow Videoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trapped Alive comes the next chapter of the Wisconsinspolitation saga: The Hot on the heels of Arrow Videoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Trapped Alive comes the next chapter of the Wisconsinspolitation saga: The Christian realises. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been hearing voices telling him that the world is coming to an end, and that he will have to fight against the threat that is already here. They Look Like People wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be nearly as effective if the relationship at its core wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so involving and affecting. As it is, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re invested in seeing how the reconnection between Wyatt and Christian will play out even before the genre elements begin to creep in. The restraint that Blackshear shows is one of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest strengths. When it breaks from being a mumblecore-style drama and begins to send chills down your spine, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as underplayed and naturalistic as the WyattChristian relationship. The inside of Wyattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head is scary, as the whispered phone calls from an unknown intelligence become increasingly bleak, the sound of flies that signifies a nonperson becomes increasingly frequent, and he seems to become increasingly reconciled to the fact that drastic action will

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to bring an agenda, like: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, that mean one is going to get revenge!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? laughs Alexandre Aja. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, they are here. There are fi ve million-plus alligators in the wild in the southern part of the US. There are attacks on people very often. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening everywhere in the world, recently in Rio there was some fl ooding where the cops couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go and get them, it happened also in Queensland. With more fl ooding and more storms, with global warming, nature is kind of fi ghting back and getting in our way of living, and the creatures are also coming.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, Crawl is pitching its heroine Haley Keller ( The Maze Runner and Skins alum Kaya Scodelario) against a hungry alligator, all while a Category Five hurricane rages outside. Haleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rushed home against the advice of, well, everyone, to rescue her dad (Barry Pepper). Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad enough trying to move her wounded father through a house that is rapidly fl ooding, but then in comes the uninvited guestâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember two years ago receiving that script from my co-producer on the movie and reading the logline, and the logline was so simple, so straightforward,

The Field Guide To Evil Fun-sized folk horror

consectetuer adipiscing elit, The Field Guide To Evil opens with the text of a rhyme about the power of dream-like, fi ctive tales to tell truths. It is programmatic for this anthology of short fi lms, each of which takes a different folk tale as its starting point, and weaves from it an allegory, however distorted, of the human condition. This is ‘folk horror’ par excellence, hopping the globe in search of the collective origins of our errant unconscious. The result is a trans-national, multi-generic, ambisexual compendium of psychological fl otsam and jetsam, latent and unresolved yet all somehow vaguely familiar, like a deep-buried memory. Each short is introduced by a title card that summarises the relevant piece of folklore, although these prefaces can be there as much to wrong-foot as to inform the viewer. ‘The Sinful Women Of Höllfall’, for example, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala ( Goodnight Mommy ), promises the terrifying ‘Trud’ that visits sinners, but in this all-female milieu, Kathi (Malene Hauser) not only surrenders to (perceived) sin, but embraces the Trud, drinking deep from the teat of forbidden desire. The best of the selection is the Hungarian story ‘Cobblers’ Lot’, directed by Peter Strickland ( In Fabric ). It is a tale of fraternal shoemakers vying jealously for the hand of the king’s daughter (Fatma Mohamed), all told through a mix of baroque, exquisitely fetishistic imagery and wry intertitles. As with all omnibus fi lms, the biggest fl aw of is also its chief appeal. For in showcasing so many different talents, it is a fi lm of many parts and no coherent whole. Its episodes are not

WHAT DO WE KNOW? Shit is going down. When you already did the apocalypse in Season Five, you really have to pull out all the stops when it comes to storyboarding your final season ten years later. Supernatural seems to know that, judging by the fact that it set up something truly catastrophic with its Season 14 finale (warning: spoilers for said episode ahead). The episode left us seeing souls rising from hell, with flashes of past monsters returning to wreak havoc. All the spirits, creatures and demons the Winchesters thought they had banished – the Woman in White, the Killer Clown, Bloody Mary – are back, bringing the brothers full circle. Welcome to the end. So now, with the dawn of Season 15, Sam and Dean are back where they started, with evil they previously defeated walking the Earth. The specifics of the season’s storyline are obviously being kept quiet, but we can probably expect a whole load of cameos from past players. The new season will consist of just 20 episodes, as opposed to its usual 22-24, but that’s more than enough time to tie up any loose ends. In the Season 14 digital featurette ‘The Winchesters Mythology: The Choices We Make’, show runner Andrew Dabb said: “God was not kidding when he said it was the end of this story. And by the end of this story, it means the end of the world. The question of what that looks like, the question of how Sam and Dean deal with that, I think those are the big things that we’re going to explore going into Season 15.” WHAT WHAT DO WE KNOW? Shit is going down. When you already did the apocalypse in Season Five, you really have to pull out all the stops when it comes to storyboarding your final season ten years later. Supernatural seems to know that, judging by the fact that it set up something truly catastrophic with its Season 14 finale (warning: spoilers for said episode ahead). The episode left us seeing souls rising from hell, with flashes of past monsters returning to wreak havoc. All the spirits, creatures and demons the Winchesters thought they had banished – the

All signs point to Sam or Dean, or Sam and Dean, dying a horrible, horrible death. For good this time. If Supernatural only knows one thing, it’s how to kill off the WinchestersAll signs point to Sam or Dean, or Sam and Dean, dying a horrible, horrible death. For

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Mythology: The Choices We Make’, show runner Andrew Dabb said: “God was not kidding when he said it was the end of this story. And by the end of this story, it means the end of the world. The question of what that looks like, the question of how Sam and Dean deal with that, I think those are the big things that we’re going to explore going into Season 15.” WHAT WHAT DO WE KNOW? Shit is going down. When you already did the apocalypse in Season Five, you really have to pull out all the stops when it comes to storyboarding your final season ten years later. Supernatural seems to know that, judging by the fact that it set up something truly catastrophic with its Season 14 finale (warning: spoilers for said episode ahead). The episode left us seeing souls rising from hell, with flashes of past monsters returning to wreak havoc. All the spirits, creatures and demons the Winchesters thought they had banished – the Mythology: The Choices We Make’, show runner Andrew Dabb said: “God was not kidding when he said it was the end of this story. And by the end of this

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Coming from anime powerhouse Madhouse, this film adaptation of Hiroko Reijo and Asami’s children’s novels is a colourful and energetic blast of youthful energy that barrels in with such enthusiasm that its quieter moments of tenderness and reflection will surprise you. When young Okko’s parents are killed in a car accident, she goes to live with her grandmother Mineko at her small town inn. Before long, Okko encounters a friendly ghost named Uribo who is determined to keep her spirits up and encourages her to take on the role of ‘junior innkeeper’. After some initial clumsiness, Okko dives into the job and settles in

Hiroko Reijo and Asami’s children’s novels is a colourful and energetic blast of youthful energy that barrels in with such enthusiasm that its quieter moments of tenderness and reflection will surprise you. When young Okko’s parents are killed in a car accident, she goes to live with her grandmother Mineko at her small town inn. Before long, Okko encounters a friendly ghost named Uribo who is determined to keep her spirits up and encourages her to take on the role of ‘junior innkeeper’. After some initial clumsiness, Okko dives into the job and settles in wonderfully… but Uribo isn’t the only spirit in town. Can Okko learn to get on with competitive local rival Matsuki, and can she learn to live with the grief that she carries with her? Anime fans who are more used to the genteel atmosphere of Studio Ghibli’s output may find the energy of Okko’s Inn something of a tempo change, but there’s a considered empathy behind Coming from anime powerhouse Madhouse, this film adaptation of Hiroko Reijo and Asami’s children’s novels is a colourful and energetic blast of youthful energy that barrels in with such enthusiasm that its quieter moments of tenderness and reflection will surprise you. When young Okko’s parents are killed in a car accident, she goes to live with her grandmother Mineko at her small town inn. Before long, Okko encounters a friendly ghost named Uribo who is determined to keep her spirits up and encourages her to take on the role of ‘junior innkeeper’. After some initial clumsiness, Okko dives into the job and settles in wonderfully… but Uribo isn’t the only spirit in town. Can Okko learn to get on with competitive local rival Matsuki, and can she learn to live with the grief that she carries with her? Anime fans who are more used to the genteel atmosphere of Studio Ghibli’s output may find the energy of Okko’s Inn something of a tempo change, but there’s a considered empathy behind Coming from anime powerhouse

“By the end of it they were a little bit more strict about the rampant swearing, but that was about it,” he tells us cheerfully. Fans of the comics will see a lot that they recognise in the show – although The Deep’s diving helmet is MIA, much to Crawford’s relief – but the series will not slavishly adapt Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s source material. “[O]bviously the comics can be so out-there. You can’t do all that stuff [on TV], it can really turn a lot of people off,” Crawford explains. “In the beginning of it they follow the first

The Deep’s diving helmet is MIA, much to Crawford’s relief – but the series will not slavishly adapt Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s source material. “[O]bviously the comics can be so out-there. You can’t do all that stuff [on TV], it can really turn a lot of people off,” Crawford explains. “In the beginning of it they follow the first volume closely, where they introduce a new member of The Boys every episode, for the first four or five episodes, and then by the end of it [the show’s] starting to become its own thing. I think if it moves forward [into Season Two] it will continue to be that. But the heart of the comics is always there.” One area in which the show begins to diverge from the comics early on is in giving us more of The Seven and Vought, so that the series is basically a dual narrative, following both the supers and the team who are trying

Crawford explains. “In the beginning of it they follow the first volume closely, where they introduce a new member of The Boys every episode, for the first four or five episodes, and then by the end of it [the show’s] starting to become its own thing. I think if it moves forward [into Season Two] it will continue to be that. But the heart of the comics is always there.” One area in which the show begins to diverge from the comics early on is in giving us more of The Seven and Vought, so that the series is basically a dual narrative, following both the supers and the team who are trying it moves forward [into Season Two] it will continue to be that. But the heart of the comics is always there.” One area in which the show begins to diverge from the comics early on is in giving us more of The Seven and Vought, so that the series is basically a dual narrative,

Disney+ (US) Exclusive for upcoming Disney+ subscribers, the Star Wars series is set to

Jodhi May and Fortitudeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BjĂśrn Hlynur Haraldsson as Queen Calanthe and her husband Eist, head of the court at Cintra, and Star Wars: Rebelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lars Mikkelsen as the wizard Stregobor. It should absolutely be noted that the show will be taking Sapkowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series of books as their source material rather than the videogames, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly encouraging that the author (who famously regrets letting the game rights go for a meagre sum back in the day) is on board as a creative consultant. That was confirmed by showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, a veteran of The West Wing and Parenthood as well as more recent genre hits like DaJodhi May and Fortitudeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s BjĂśrn Hlynur Haraldsson as Queen Calanthe and her husband Eist, head of the court at Cintra, and Star Wars: Rebelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Lars Mikkelsen as the wizard Stregobor. It should absolutely be noted that the show will be taking Sapkowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series of books as their source material rather than the videogames, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly encouraging that the author (who famously

The trippiest show on TV returns later this year, as Britannia Season Two plunges us back into the world of Roman-occupied Britain, as General Aulus (David Morrissey) continues his battle of wills with the British people, and especially with druid leader Veran (Mackenzie Crook). The real battle, though, may be between the Romans and the sheer alien weirdness of Britain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are powers that are affecting the Romans in a very psychological way,â&#x20AC;? Morrissey says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very trippy world and some people canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle itâ&#x20AC;Ś thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;remixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seminal comic could be some of the most interesting TV weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen for a while. After all, we have the comic, we have Zack Snyderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decent movie adaptation, and DC has already done prequels and sequels with Before Watchmen and Doomsday Clock. The question of whether or not this should be made is kind of moot at this point, the question of whether or not theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll deliver something great is much more interesting. Damon Lindelof is certainly aware of the fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; delicate feelings on the subject, writing a five-page Instagram post in May last year in which he detailed his history with the comic, his declaration that this would be a remix that would â&#x20AC;&#x153;sampleâ&#x20AC;? some of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bass lines in those familiar tracks,â&#x20AC;? and that it would â&#x20AC;&#x153;resonate with the frequency of Trump and May and Putin and the horse that he rides around on, shirtless.â&#x20AC;? The writer may have a track record of making incredibly divisive movies and TV shows, but given that his last big project was The Leftovers , itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably wise to cut him some slack. Speaking of The Leftovers , most of the publicity for the

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;SEASON FOUR FEATHERSTONE IS DEFINITELY MY FAVOURITE FEATHERSTONE,â&#x20AC;? says Julie Ann Emery of her ever-changing Preacher villain. From sultry singer to abused wife to brash tourist, all via the deadpan, fanatical Featherstone herself, Emery has clearly had a hell of a lot of fun with the character. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Featherstone] surprised me in really delightful ways this season. The character really gets rounded out in Season Four and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty thrilled about that,â&#x20AC;? Emery adds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defi nite confl ict for Featherstone in Season Four, but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also having a good time, at times. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new for her. Featherstone defi nitely rides a good wave for a little while.â&#x20AC;? Emery confi rms that the move to shooting in Australia was so that they had access to plenty of desert locations, which was ideal for bringing The Grailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headquarters, Masada â&#x20AC;&#x201C; glimpsed in the Season Three fi nale â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get a lot of action from The Grail this season,â&#x20AC;? Emery says happily. For Emery, working in Australia has been a career-long dream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said since I graduated from theatre school that some day somebody was going to pay me to come to Australia and Preacher did! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been wonderful.â&#x20AC;? When we speak to Emery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to bed and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waking up, courtesy of the time difference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Preacher has only ten days of fi lming left to go before wrapping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shooting the fi nale right now and everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting really sad on set,â&#x20AC;? Emery says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been part of each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives for a long time now,â&#x20AC;? she adds, pointing out that the international cast will be scattered across the globe when fi lming ends, so the cast are making the most of their last days as a unit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a day when people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t knocking on each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trailer doors and

Emery tells us that she was sad for the show to come to an end, but relieved that it gets to have an end at all, given that everyone expected it to be cancelled at any moment due to its somewhat blasphemous (read: shockingly blasphemous) content. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been a question mark for asphemous (read: shockingly

Emery says happily. For Emery, working in Australia has been a career-long dream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said since I graduated from theatre school that some day somebody was going to pay me to come to Australia and Preacher did! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been wonderful.â&#x20AC;? When we speak to Emery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to bed and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waking up, courtesy of the time difference â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Preacher has only ten days of fi lming left to go before wrapping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shooting the fi nale right now and everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting really sad on set,â&#x20AC;? Emery says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been part of each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives for a long time now,â&#x20AC;? she adds, pointing out that the international cast will be scattered across the

Lunar Industries is unethically using clones of the original Sam Bell to avoid training and transporting new astronauts, while also deliberately jamming the live feed back to Earth. Sam Bell clones who believe theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re entering a final hibernation at the end of their contract just before a return home are, in fact, incinerated and then replaced, with each Sam clone designed to get increasingly ill as their contract expires; a fate now being experienced by the Sam the viewer first meets. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty heavy stuff, and one suspects Sam Rockwell was asking Jones a lot in terms of fleshing the character(s) out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of us really wanted to work out what differentiated the two Sams,â&#x20AC;? Jones says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, it was always about how can these two guys be different, and it's about the three years difference in their experiences. If you look at your own life, I'm sure we'll find an example of where three years would have made a huge difference between who you are and who you were. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we were both discussing and looking for: the Sam who's been living in isolation for three years, how has his outlook and who he is

One early memorable part of Moon that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on in camera practical effects is its opening title sequence, in which the various credits for the film are presented over a day in the life of Sam Bell, emerging at curious angles and with layers to the text that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make them look like traditional credits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the nature of the story in the film,â&#x20AC;? Jones says of the opening credits sequence, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to basically use the idea of shadows and of multiples of whatever the title or text was, to foreshadow the idea of multiples of Sam. We did it in part of the poster campaign as well, where Sam Rockwell has different levels of shadow behind his name. We do similar with the titles in the movie, which was informed by something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d seen David Fincher do [with Panic Room (2002)], as far as having these

Sam Rockwell was asking Jones a lot in terms of fleshing the character(s) out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of us really wanted to work out what differentiated the two Sams,â&#x20AC;? Jones says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, it was always about how can these two guys be different, and it's about the three years difference in their experiences. If you look at your own life, I'm sure we'll find an example of where three years would have made a huge difference between who you are and who you were. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we were both discussing and looking for: the Sam who's been living in isolation for three years, how has his outlook and who he is Sam Rockwell was asking Jones a lot in terms of fleshing the character(s) out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both of us really wanted to work out what differentiated the two Sams,â&#x20AC;? Jones says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, it was always about how can these two guys be different, and it's about the three years difference in their experiences. If you look at your own life, I'm sure we'll find an example of where three years would have made a huge difference between who you are and who you were. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we were both discussing and looking for: the Sam who's been living in

He film now? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the only thing is there is a bonus scene at the end of the movie that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up doing. We always liked it as an ending, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough time and with the constraints that we had, we never really had the connective material to make it work; to go from what we were able to shoot to this one scene where the Sam Bell character goes to the home of his grown daughter to leave her a present. We shot the scene where he leaves her the present, but we never really had the connective material that I felt it needed to make it work. So, I think I probably would have just tried one more shot at attempting to make that ending work because I still think it was a lovely cap on the movie.â&#x20AC;? Speaking of a lovely cap on the movie, the surviving Sam Bell(s) eventually received a brief epilogue treatment with a cameo in Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most recent feature, Mute , a future Berlin-set

We shot the scene where he leaves her the present, but we never really had the connective material that I felt it needed to make it work. So, I think I probably would have just tried one more shot at attempting to make that ending work because I still think it was a lovely cap on the movie.â&#x20AC;? Speaking of a lovely cap on the movie, the surviving Sam Bell(s) eventually received a brief epilogue treatment with a cameo in Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most recent feature, Mute , a future Berlin-set We shot the scene where he leaves her the present, but we never really had the connective material that I felt it needed to make it work. So, I think I probably would have just tried one more shot at attempting to make that ending work because I still think it was a lovely cap on the movie.â&#x20AC;? Speaking of a lovely cap on the movie, the surviving Sam Bell(s) eventually received a brief epilogue treatment with a cameo in Jonesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most recent

KĂĽgerman and Hugo Lilja about Aniara , their award-winning adaptation of Harry Martinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s epic 1956 poem inspired by the fears of living through the Cold War. Decades later, the story of Aniara has found new resonance. A luxury spaceship carrying passengers away from the doomed Earth to a new life on Mars suddenly veers irrevocably off course. As the years pass, everyone on board begins to react to the catastrophe in different ways. Some stubbornly carry on as usual, some find solace in the VR room named Mima (for a while, anyway), and others begin to get a littleâ&#x20AC;Ś unpredictable. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thought-provoking SF that speaks to a sense of hopelessness that many are feeling, but the duo tells us that it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just the climate change parallels that piqued their interests when they first started to develop a film version four years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was more the existential drama,â&#x20AC;? KĂĽgerman explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The poem was written 60 years ago and it was concerning climate change but also nuclear fears. I think the whole escalation; it feels like we entered the apocalypse just a

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They really helped me shape the characters into who they are. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so natural and giving to work â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they seem to have a lot of faith, sometimes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m shocked at how much faith they have after Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given extremely precise direction. I think there are some definite star potential in several of these actors. To me, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re amazing, which is something that is consistently there. [They listen to feedback] and their performances are so great. So I think the audience will see a lot from them, especially from Zoe Colletti, the lead. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an amazing actress, and we will see a lot of her, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for sure.â&#x20AC;? Scary Stories kicks off in 1968 in America, during a tense era in the world. With wars, revolutions, assassinations and loads of other dramatic events happening all around the globe, people were living on edge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was general turbulence with things that were going on in the background of our lives,â&#x20AC;? says the director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That kind of feeling of not working in a society where everything cipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit

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Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a great feeling because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so hard to find scripts that you just instantly, emotionally and professionally connect with,â&#x20AC;? he continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understood the kids, I understood the tone, I understood everything. I have my own version of it, obviously, but I was desperate to make it as soon as I read it. I was so happy knowing that Guillermo [and the producers] also liked me and Jane Doe . I felt really protected. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a team of people around me, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been supported for the entire process. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my first kind of Hollywood movie and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard the horror stories of how badly they can go, but Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a great feeling because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so hard to find scripts that you just instantly, emotionally and professionally connect with,â&#x20AC;? he continues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understood the kids, I understood the tone, I understood everything. I have my own version of it, obviously, but I was desperate to make it as soon as I read it. I was so happy knowing that Guillermo [and the producers] also liked me and Jane Doe . I felt really protected. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a team of people around me, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been supported for the entire process. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my first kind of Hollywood movie and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard the horror stories of how

I understood the tone, I understood everything. I have my own version of it, obviously, but I was desperate to make it as soon as I read it. I was so happy knowing that Guillermo [and the producers] also liked me and Jane Doe . I felt really protected. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a team of people around me, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been supported for the entire process. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my first kind of Hollywood movie and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard I understood the tone, I understood everything. I have my own version of it, obviously, but I was desperate to make it

Fighting Forâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Refl ectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re including the end credits bop â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;True To Your Heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Honour To Us Allâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to introduce us to the heroineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, millions know the words to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Make A Man Out Of Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (or have it on their workout playlists at least), â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;A Girl Worth Fighting Forâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Refl ectionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

Horror fans have already been keeping a very close eye on the likes of Daniel Isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Real (from Some Kind Of Hateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adam Egypt Mortimer), Nekrontik (the latest by Wyrmwood director Kiah Roache-Turner) and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;splatterpunk action comedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Why Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t You Just Die! , which is also a strong contender for best title of the festival in the face of stiff competition. Eddie t â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaun Of The Dead was always a touchstone,â&#x20AC;? explains co-writer and executive producer of Camp Wedding, Cara Consilvio. The horror comedy, directed and co-written by her close friend Greg Emetaz, is loosely based on Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own wedding where she gathered her friends and family at an abandoned summer camp she rented on Airbnb. Emetaz, who was Man of Honour at Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuptials,

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaun Of The Dead was always a touchstone,â&#x20AC;? explains co-writer and executive producer of Camp Wedding, Cara Consilvio. The horror comedy, directed and co-written by her close friend Greg Emetaz, is loosely based on Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own wedding where she gathered her friends and family at an abandoned summer camp she rented on Airbnb. Emetaz, who was Man of Honour at Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuptials, elaborates on Edgar Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I liked about Shaun Of The Dead was that it was hilarious but also grounded. It felt like these were real people and they had this weird interpersonal stuff that was vying with the actual danger in the movie. In this case, the big idea was that these are people who are not really communicating and are forced to or

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The horror comedy, directed and co-written by her close friend Greg Emetaz, is loosely based on Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own wedding where she gathered her friends and family at an abandoned summer camp she rented on Airbnb. Emetaz, who was Man of Honour at Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuptials, elaborates on Edgar Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I liked about Shaun Of The Dead was that it was hilarious but also grounded. It felt like these were real people and they had this weird interpersonal stuff that was vying with the actual danger in the movie. In this case, the big idea was that these are people who are not really communicating and are forced to or theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to perish. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve described it as like a wedding comedy that stumbles into a horror summer camp, but because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only communicating via text message the tone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get conveyed so both genres are interweaving upon each othâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Shaun Of The Dead was always a touchstone,â&#x20AC;? explains co-writer and executive

Norse god dangling before some horned demon, whose portentous monologuing is undercut by Thor’s continual interruptions, as he slowly spins around on his chains: “Hang on a minute… coming round again.” For a relative newcomer to the Earth, Thor has clearly got the knack of 21st-century comic timing. That’s the general register of this entertaining but frankly inconsequential Marvel movie. It’s what you’d call a “romp” – and one whose lurid 1980s-retro stylings bring it closer to the Guardians of the Galaxy end of the

Probably the wisest strategy with Thor. Despite his Avenger status, he has never felt particularly key to proceedings in the ever-unfolding Marvel Universe. His fantasy realm does not easily intersect with our own, and his last solo movie Thor: The Dark World was probably the weakest Marvel

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s probably the wisest strategy with Thor. Despite his Avenger status, he has never felt particularly key to proceedings in the ever-unfolding Marvel Universe. His fantasy realm does not easily intersect with our own, and his last solo movie – Thor: The Dark World – was probably the weakest Marvel instalment to date. So this time they’ve brought in New Zealander director Taika Waititi, best known for lovable, considerably smallerscale movies like Hunt for the Wilderpeople and vampire spoof What We Do in the Shadows. Waititi infuses proceedings with that familiar, generously self-deprecating Kiwi wit, nowhere more so than in his own scene-stealing voice turn as a cheery blue rock monster. He also unlocks untapped comedy reserves inLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, cons ectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad s probably the wisest strategy with Thor. Despite his Avenger status, he has never felt particularly key to proceedings in the ever-unfolding Marvel Universe. His fantasy realm does not easily intersect with our own, and his last solo movie Thor: The Dark World was probably the weakest Marvel instalment to date. So this time they’ve brought in New Zealander director Taika Waititi, best known for lovable, considerably smaller-scale movies like Hunt for the Wilderpeople and vampire spoof What We Do in the Shadows. Waititi infuses proceedings with that familiar, generously self-deprecating Kiwi wit, nowhere more so than in his own scene-stealing voice turn as a cheery blue rock monster. He also unlocks untapped comedy reserves

Though it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl

‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned

Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic.

However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many a Disney songbook and has also gone on to be something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of

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lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its place in many.

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Something of a LGBTQ+ classic. However, director Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned Niki Caro has said that the new fi lm won’t be a musical, but it does sound as though the classic songs will still be worked into it in the form of instrumentalsThough it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked off with ‘Honour To Us All’ to introduce us to the heroine’s life, millions know the words to ‘I’ll Make A Man Out Of You’ (or have it on their workout playlists at least), ‘A Girl Worth Fighting For’ was the perfect comic relief tune just before the fi lm got dark, and ballad ‘Refl ection’ has earned its

*Gajdusek, to craft a plot that includes real-life events (World War I features heavily) and very Vaughn takes on historical figures like seemingly indestructible mad monk Rasputin (Rhys Ifans). “My version of Rasputin is definitely not gonna be forgotten,” the director cautions. Where the first two Kingsman flicks have been explorations of the surrogate father-son dynamic between Colin Firth’s Harry

Colin Firth’s Harry With Jane Goldman off on Game Of Thrones prequel duty, Vaughn has teamed up with a new co-writer, Karl Gajdusek, to craft a plot that includes real-life events (World War I features heavily) and very Vaughn takes on historical figures like seemingly indestructible mad monk Rasputin (Rhys Ifans). “My version of Rasputin is definitely not gonna be forgotten,” the director

With Jane Goldman off on Game Of Thrones prequel duty, Vaughn has teamed up with a new co-writer, Karl Gajdusek, to craft a plot that includes real-life events (World War I features heavily) and very Vaughn takes on historical figures like seemingly indestructible mad monk Rasputin (Rhys Ifans). “My version of Rasputin is definitely not gonna be forgotten,” the director cautions. Where the first two Kingsman flicks have been explorations of the surrogate father-son dynamic between Colin Firth’s Harry Hart and Taron Egerton’s Eggsy (who will return in Kingsman 3, set to shoot next year), here that’s a little more literal. The dapper English gent is Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), who teams up with his son Conrad (Harris Dickinson) in order to fight for king, country, and perhaps the world. “We haven’t got that Pygmalion shit going on in this movie,” says Vaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about life, and along the way a lot of shit happens.” Vaughn’s movie will also fill in the blanks about the Kingsman organisation and its origins. We may even

Rasputin (Rhys Ifans). “My version of Rasputin is definitely not gonna be forgotten,” the director cautions. Where the first two Kingsman flicks have been explorations of the surrogate father-son dynamic between Colin Firth’s Harry Hart and Taron Egerton’s Eggsy (who will return in Kingsman 3, set to shoot next year), here that’s a little more literal. The dapper English gent is Oxford (Ralph Fiennes), who teams up with his son Conrad (Harris Dickinson) in order to fight for king, country, and perhaps the world. “We haven’t got that Pygmalion shit going on in this movie,” says Vaughn. “It’s very different. It’s the story of a father and son going on an adventure together to learn about life, and along the way a lot of shit happens.” Vaughn’s movie will also fill in the blanks about the Kingsman organisation and its origins. We may even get an answer to a question that’s been plaguing us since the first movie. Why “Oxfords, not brogues”? Judging by the name of Fiennes’ character, we might be about to With Jane Goldman off on Game Of Thrones prequel duty, Vaughn has teamed up with a new co-writer, Karl Gajdusek, to craft a plot that includes real-life events (World

NO SONGS? Though it’s one of the least musically heavy Disney musicals, weighing in with just fi ve songs, if we’re including the end credits bop ‘True To Your Heart’ by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder, Mulan featured some cracking bangers. The fi lm kicked

Animated version, the heroine is still a young Chinese woman who disguises herself as man to serve in the Imperial Army to protect her ailing father, but it diverges from the original folksong. In ‘The Ballad Of

She served for 12 years, still disguised as a man, before turning down an offi cial post in order to return to her family.

Emery says happily. For Emery, working in Australia has been a career-long dream. “I’ve said since I graduated from theatre school that some day somebody was going to pay me to come to Australia and Preacher did! It’s been wonderful.” When we speak to Emery – just as we’re going to bed and she’s waking up, courtesy of the time difference – Preacher has only ten days of fi lming left to go before wrapping. “We’re shooting the fi nale right now and everyone’s getting really sad on set,” Emery says. “We’ve been part of each other’s lives for a long time now,” she adds, pointing out that the international cast will be scattered across the globe when fi lming ends, so the cast are making the most of their last days as a unit. “There’s not a day when people aren’t knocking on each other’s trailer doors and Emery says happily. For Emery, working in Australia has been a career-long dream. “I’ve said since I graduated from theatre school that some day somebody was going to pay me

Preacher has only ten days of fi lming left to go before wrapping. “We’re shooting the fi nale right now and everyone’s getting really sad on set,” Emery says. “We’ve been part of each other’s lives for a long time now,” she adds, pointing out that the international cast will be scattered across the globe when fi lming ends, so the cast are making the most of their last days as a unit. “There’s not a day when people aren’t knocking on each other’s trailer doors and Emery says happily. For Emery, working in Australia has been a career-long dream. “I’ve said since I graduated from theatre school that some day somebody was going to pay me Preacher has only ten days of fi lming left to go before wrapping.

“We’ve been part of each other’s lives for a long time now,” she adds, pointing out that the international cast will be scattered across the globe when fi lming ends, so the cast are making the most of their last days as a unit. “There’s not a day when people aren’t knocking on each other’s trailer doors and Emery says happily. For Emery, working in Australia has been a career-long dream. “I’ve said since I graduated from theatre school that some day somebody was going to pay me

he film now? “I think the only thing is there is a bonus scene at the end of the movie that we didn’t up doing. We always liked it as an ending, it’s just that we couldn’t get enough time and with the constraints that we had, we never really had the connective material to make it work; to go from what we were able to shoot to this one scene where the Sam Bell character goes to the home of his grown daughter to leave her a present. We shot the scene where he leaves her the present, but we never really had the connective material that I felt it needed to make it work. So, I think I probably would have just tried one more shot at attempting to make that ending work becau

That’s such a great feeling because it’s so hard to ﬁnd scripts that you just instantly, emotionally and professionally connect with,”

he continues. “I understood the kids, I understood the tone, I understood everything. I have my own version of it, obviously, but I was desperate to make it as soon as I read it. I was so happy knowing that Guillermo [and the producers] also liked me and Jane Doe . I felt really protected. There’s been a team of people around me, and I’ve been supported for the entire process. It’s my first kind of Hollywood movie and we’ve all heard the horror stories of how badly they can go, but That’s such a great feeling

because it’s so hard to find scripts that you just instantly, emotionally and professionally connect with,” he continues. “I understood the kids, I understood the tone, I understood everything. I have my own version of it, obviously, but I was desperate to make it as soon as I read it. I was so happy knowing that Guillermo [and the producers] also liked me and Jane Doe . I felt really protected. There’s been a team of people around me, and I’ve been supported for the entire process. It’s my first kind of Hollywood movie and we’ve all heard the horror stories of Guillermo [and the producers] also liked me and Jane Doe . I felt really protected. There’s been a

Greg Emetaz, is loosely based on Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own wedding where she gathered her friends and family at an abandoned summer camp she rented on Airbnb. Emetaz, who was Man of Honour at Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuptials, elaborates on Edgar Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I liked about Shaun Of The Dead was that it was hilarious but also grounded. It felt like these were real people and they had this weird interpersonal stuff that was vying with the actual danger in the movie. In this case, the big idea was that these are people who are not really communicating and are forced to or theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to perish. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve described it as like a wedding comedy that stumbles into a horror summer camp, but because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re only communicating via text message the tone doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get conveyed so both genres are interweaGreg Emetaz, is loosely based on Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own wedding where she gathered her friends and family at an abandoned summer camp she rented on Airbnb. Emetaz, who was Man of Honour at Consilvioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuptials, elaborates on Edgar Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I liked about Shaun Of The Dead was that it was hilarious but also grounded. It felt like these were real people and they had this weird interpersonal stuff that was vying with the actual danger in the movie. In this case, the big idea was that these are people who are not really communicating and are forced to or theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to perish. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve described it

Edgar Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The thing I liked about Shaun Of The Dead was that it was hilarious but also grounded. It felt like these were real people and they had this weird interpersonal stuff that